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By Art Fried ma n
Photos b y Dave Schoonmaker
and Art Friedman
CA R L SBA D, CAL.. Ma rc h 12,
19 72-judging from today's racing at
Carlsba d raceway, the CMC has
organized its events for the participant
and not th e spectator. With so me 45
motos and over nine solid h o urs of
racing, the program was a test of
endurance for spectator and racer alike.
The co u rse offers quite a few vantage
po ints to th e spectators, and a
well -prepared track to the racers.
However, by the end of the very long
program the spectators are tired and,
even though silencers are req uir ed,
thoroughly rung-a-dung (ring-a-dinged?),
while the track has deteriorated.
The CMC does try to do a lot for the
racers, hence the lo ng program. Mos t of
the action was centered about seco nd or
third place with no real contention for
the first spot, with most of the to p
riders elsewhere. The 500 class with its
"2500 Dollar Duffers Club"
(membership in this elite section of the
junio r Class requires at least $2500
worth of equipment) slowed things
down a good deal.
The spectator co uld find so me break
in th e ro u tine b y walking over to the
adjo in ing dragstrip and watching the
cars lay smoke. As a matter of fact,
there were some leather pants to b e seen
there as well. At th e drags yo u could
find inten se co mpe tit io n , like a VW
SuperB eetle up agai nst a '57 Lincoln
Continental. (T he V\V won with a
scorching run in th e magic 25 -second
bracket.]
.
100 clas s mo to cross seems to b e j ust
stuffed th ese days with yo ungst ers
under 18 . As Go rd on jen nings relat ed in
an article in a recent co py of CYCL E
m a ga z ine , the son (or daughter)
becomes the veh icle for the parent's
ego. One young fellow crashed after
b eing fo rce d over the berm. When the
do ti ng dad found that the mo tor cycl e
was unab le to continue, he flew into a
rag e, stalked off, leaving the kid to push
th e b roken $800 bike back to t he pits
by hirn sel f.
Although it is quit e lengt hy, the
program offered by t he CMC gives
everyone a chanc e: to race , three times,
against equal co mpe t it io n.
(Results o n p age 36)
The course offered good spectating points .
The first few turns got a little te nse at times.
